England Women will travel to Sri Lanka in February and March 2027 for three T20 Internationals and three One-Day Internationals. The tour will be played in two stages, with the T20I series before the ICC Women’s Champions Trophy and the ODI series after the tournament. Their previous bilateral series in 2023 ended with different winners in the two formats. England and Sri Lanka also faced each other during the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, adding another result to their recent history before the next tour.
A Look Back at Previous Series Results
England hosted Sri Lanka for a bilateral series in August and September 2023. Sri Lanka won the three-match T20I series 2-1 after losing the opening match. England secured a 12-run victory under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method, but Sri Lanka responded by winning the second T20I by eight wickets. They then took the third match by seven wickets to seal the series. Chamari Athapaththu scored 114 runs and took five wickets across the series, earning the Player of the Series award for her all-round performance.
England performed better in the ODI series during the same tour. They won the first match by seven wickets, while the second game ended without a result because of rain. England then completed a 2-0 series win with a convincing 161-run victory in the third ODI. The results highlighted the difference between the teams’ performances in the two formats. Sri Lanka came out on top in the T20Is, while England had the stronger ODI campaign. Their previous results offer useful context ahead of their next meeting in 2027.
The teams met again in the opening match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. England won by 87 runs, with Danni Wyatt-Hodge scoring a century to help her side post a strong total. England’s bowlers then restricted Sri Lanka to finish the match with a win. Wyatt-Hodge’s innings was an important part of the result and added another notable performance to the teams’ recent meetings. The victory gave England another positive result against Sri Lanka before their upcoming bilateral series.
ICC Women’s Champions Trophy 2027: Key Details
The inaugural ICC Women’s Champions Trophy is scheduled to take place in India from February 14 to 28, 2027, after the tournament was moved from Sri Lanka. Australia, England, India, New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka are the six participating teams. Mumbai and Vadodara will host the matches, with the teams playing a round-robin stage before the final on February 28. England and Sri Lanka will play their T20I series before the tournament and return for their ODI matches in March.
Complete Schedule for England’s Sri Lanka Tour
|
Match |
Date |
Venue |
| 1st T20I | February 1, 2027 | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy |
| 2nd T20I | February 3, 2027 | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy |
| 3rd T20I | February 5, 2027 | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy |
| 1st ODI | March 4, 2027 | Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium, Dambulla |
| 2nd ODI | March 6, 2027 | Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium, Dambulla |
| 3rd ODI | March 8, 2027 | Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium, Dambulla |
The T20I series will begin in Kandy on February 1, followed by matches on February 3 and 5. After the Champions Trophy, the teams will meet in Dambulla for the ODI series, with matches scheduled for March 4, 6 and 8. The tournament will therefore take place between the two parts of the tour, separating the T20I matches from the ODI contests.
The earlier meetings show that both teams have achieved success against each other in different formats. Sri Lanka won the T20I series in 2023, while England claimed the ODI series and later defeated Sri Lanka in the 2026 T20 World Cup opener. The upcoming tour will give both sides another chance to compete across formats, with three matches in each series. Their past results set the scene, but performances during the 2027 tour will decide the outcome.
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